# Mauhar Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Mauhar

Mauhar is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **743 people in 152 households**, the 90th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 743people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.2%literacy
- 144521PIN code

## Mauhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mauhar is 144521.** Mauhar falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144521
- Gram panchayatMauhar
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032451

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mauhar from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Balachaur (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mauhar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mauhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhaddi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mauhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mauhar

Of every 100 households in Mauhar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mauhar · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**49%

Tap water ****77%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**60%

Use banking services ****67%**

**75%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mauhar?

■ Mauhar · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**861

Working population ****30.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (38%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur

- Malewal777 people
- Mahmudpur761 people
- Jamiatgarh760 people
- Jandi753 people
- Akliana741 people
- Sojowal719 people
- Maujowal704 people
- Khewewal695 people

[All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mauhar?144521
- How far is Mauhar from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Mauhar?743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mauhar in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mauhar?78.2% (Census 2011)